4 July 2024
Ilena
[FYI request #27267 email]
Ref: OIA-2023/24-0974
Dear Ilena
Official Information Act request relating to Aliens, magic and time travel
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request received on 14 June 2024.
You requested:
“I am looking for various information covering the last three terms of Government, and
the current Government of the day. In the interests of expediting your response on this
subject, I am only seeking briefing titles at this stage.
Could you please supply me with the titles of any and all briefings that discuss the
below subjects in either their title, or within the contents. Under the Official Information
Act 1982, please supply information on the following topics:
- Aliens, extra terrestrials, other worldly life forms, the discussion of the possibility of life
on other planets, or anything else that a person may reasonably interpret to be within
the scope of this request.
- Magic, witch craft, sorcery, Magick, voodoo or anything else that a person may
reasonably interpret to be within the scope of this request.
- Time travel, or anything else that a person may reasonably interpret to be within the
scope of this request.
I have interpreted this request to be for any briefings held by the Department of Prime
Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) for the period from 12 December 2016 until the date of your
request, 14 June 2024. These dates match the definition of “last three terms of government
and the current Government” as set out on the Parliament website:
Governments in New
Zealand since 1856 - New Zealand Parliament (www.parliament.nz)
DPMC can only respond to your request as it relates to information held or received by
DPMC. If you would like to make further requests for information held by other agencies and
Ministers, you can find their contact details here:
www.justice.govt.nz/about/official-
information-act-requests/directory-of-official-information/. I can advise that DPMC has carried out a search of its electronic data bases for information
relevant to your request. No documents have been identified as within scope of your request
and as such, your request is refused under section 18(e) of the Act as the requested
information does not exist.
4892523
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
64 4 817 9698 www.dpmc.govt.nz
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under
section 28(3) of the Act.
We do not intend to publish this response on the Department of the Prime Minister and
Cabinet’s website.
Yours sincerely
Bridget White
Executive Director
National Security Group
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